212 • SMP Gateway User Manual
Step To do this Follow these steps:
5. Under Manufacturers, click Standard Modem Types.
6. Under Models, click Communications cable between two
computers. Click Next.
7. Click Selected ports.
8. Click the communications port (COM1 or COM2) you want to use
for the communications cable. Click Next. Click Finish.
9. Click OK to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box.
10. Connect the communications cable to both ports.
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Set up a new
direct serial
connection to the
SMP Gateway
1. From Windows’ Start menu, click Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.
3. Double-click Make New Connection.
4. In the Network Connection Wizard dialog box, click Next.
5. Click Connect directly to another computer. Click Next.
6. Click Guest. Click Next.
7. In the Select a device drop-down list, click Communications cable
between two computers. Click Next.
8. Under Create this connection, click For all users. Click Next.
9. Type a descriptive name for the connection. Click Finish.
10. In the Connect <Connection Name> dialog box, click Properties.
11. From the General tab, click Configure.
12. In the Maximum speed drop-down list, select 115,200 bps.
13. Clear the Enable hardware flow control checkbox. Click OK.
14. Click the Options tab, and select the Redial if line is dropped
checkbox.
15. In the Time between redial attempts drop-down list, select 30
seconds.
16. Click the Networking tab, and then click Settings.
17. In the PPP Settings dialog box, clear the Enable LCP extensions
checkbox, the Enable software compression checkbox, and the
Negotiate multi-link for single link connections checkbox. Click
OK.
18. Under Components checked are used by this connection, clear the
Client for Microsoft Networks checkbox and the File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks checkbox.
19. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
20. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click
Advanced.
21. In the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box, clear the Use default
gateway on remote network checkbox and the Use IP header
compression checkbox. Click OK three times.
22. Close the Connect <Connection Name> dialog box.